Thomas County cat., 1887-08-11
ECONOMY IN DRESS.

There is an old saying that "Econo-
my is wealth." and in no place is this
truer than in the household. where the
possession Of this trait by the house
wife. and the practicing of it in the
daily labors and expenses, goes a great
way toward making a comfortable
home. BY economy is not meant sting
mess, for too often are these words
used as synonyms. 1t is not economy
to buy an inferior article simply be-
cause it is cheap, tor such things are
never cheap in the end. If an article
is necessity it ought to be of as good
quality as the purse will allow. and a
few cents more in the price in the be-.
ginning will be more than counter
balanced in the end. In buying dress
goods all women know that it is poor
policy to buy any thing that will spot
easily, unless it is to be used only on
rare occasions. and even then it is not
wise to purchase it. for the styles Of
goods both in make and material
are so changeable that dress must
be worn while in the style to be of any
comfort to the wearer, for nobody
can be at her ease in dress that is old
style. To be sure, if of good quality,
it can be made over to look almost as
good as new, but if worn but rarely.
unless of a goods that is of standard
kind, it is hardly worth the trouble
and labor of renovating. It is not a
good plan to purchase any goods SIM
ply because they are of the latest
fashion. Durability is the principal
thing to be considered both in color
and texture. There is not much
pleasure in wearing dress that will
spot and shrink in the first shower in
which you may happen to be caught
or lose its color at the first few streaks
of sunlight. Such dress is of very
little use after the first few weeks Of
wear, for no woman wants to wear a
faded-out garment. Because goods
are high-priced is no recommendation
to their durability, as, very often,
some of the finest goods will stand the
least wear. An economical woman
will easily know just what kind Il
goods will be the most serviceable, and
will not purchase any thing not of
this kind. no matter what their price
or quality.
1t is poor economy to try to match
old goods that have been made over.
unless they are of exceedingly good
quality, for no matter how nicely you
may think they match, there is always
difference in shades and texture that
easily separates the two. The old IS
usually worn out before the new has
begun to look worn. and. unless again
altered, the garment has an old, worn
out look while yet it is really new. To
be sure, where there are children,
goods such as these need not be
wasted, for there are very few
mothers that can not cut down
q garment to fit any one of the lit
tie ones. even the smallest Very
many mothers. with the exception Of
the best dresses (and many of them
even make these), dress the little girls
almost wholly in garments cut out OF
their own. These women understand
very thoroughly the economy Of dress
ing children. and practice it according
". All mothers should try and learn.
if not possessing this trait. to make the
children's clothes. There is no reason
why any woman can not do it when
she has all the facilities for the WORK.
There are SO many pretty styles Of
garments, and by getting pattern of
any of them, the work is 80 easy and
simple that the children can be dressed
with very little expense and work.
The mother will find it a pleasure to
make the children's clothes, unless she
is in i'll health or has great deal to DO,
in which case it is much better to haye
them made. -Boston Basdges.
Cash Surplus is the mama Of .